2026 United States Women's Curling Championship
Sporting Event
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The 2026 United States Women's Curling Championship was held from February 23 to March 1 at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1] The event was held in conjunction with the 2026 United States Men's Curling Championship. The winning Delaney Strouse rink represented the United States at the 2026 World Women's Curling Championship at the Markin MacPhail Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Team Strouse| 2026 United States Women's Curling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Arena | Bojangles Coliseum |
| Dates | February 23 – March 1 |
| Winner | Team Strouse |
| Curling club | Traverse City CC, Traverse City |
| Skip | Delaney Strouse |
| Third | Anne O'Hara |
| Second | Sydney Mullaney |
| Lead | Madison Bear |
| Finalist |  Elizabeth Cousins |
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Qualification process
The following teams qualified to participate in the 2026 national championship:[2]
| Qualification | Berths | Qualifying Team(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 United States Olympic Curling Trials | 2* | Delaney Strouse Elizabeth Cousins |
| Qualifying Event (St. Paul Cash Spiel) | 1 |  Megan Stopera |
| Last Chance Qualifier | 2 |  Christine McMakin  BriAnna Weldon |
| WCFRS Highest Ranked Team (December 26, 2025)[3] | 3 | Kim Rhyme Ann Podoll  Julia Pekowitz |
| TOTAL | 8 |
4 berths were initially awarded for qualifying for the 2025 United States Olympic Curling Trials. Team Tabitha Peterson declined their berth after qualifying to the 2026 Winter Olympics at the 2025 Olympic Qualification Event. [4] Team Allory Johnson also declined their berth to play in the 2026 World Junior Curling Championships. The 2 declined berths plus an additional remaining berth were used to award berths the highest-ranked teams not already qualified determined based on team positions as of December 26th on the World Curling Team Ranking System (WCTRS)
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[5]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Cousins | Annmarie Dubberstein | Allison Howell | Elizabeth Janiak | Nashua, New Hampshire |
| Christine McMakin | Jordan Hein | Susan Dudt | Tessa Thurlow | Fargo, North Dakota |
| Julia Pekowitz | Kalina Petrova | Lila Farwell | Alexa Pekowitz | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Ann Podoll | Rachel Kawleski | Mackenzie Ritchie | Rachel Workin | Fargo, North Dakota |
| Kim Rhyme | Stephanie Senneker | Libby Brundage | Anya Normandeau | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Megan Stopera | Addison Neill | Ella Fleming | Savannah Koch | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Delaney Strouse | Anne O'Hara | Sydney Mullaney | Madison Bear | Traverse City, Michigan |
| BriAnna Weldon | Sarah Walsh | Abigail Lin | Kate Garfinkel | San Francisco, Colorado |
Round robin standings
Final Round Robin Standings[6]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Teams to Playoffs | |
| Team | W | L | W–L | PF | PA | EW | EL | BE | SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Cousins | 6 | 1 | – | 60 | 35 | 31 | 25 | 0 | 8 |
| Delaney Strouse | 4 | 3 | 2–0 | 67 | 53 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 14 |
| Kim Rhyme | 4 | 3 | 1–1 | 45 | 47 | 26 | 27 | 2 | 9 |
| Ann Podoll | 4 | 3 | 0–2 | 52 | 54 | 29 | 31 | 2 | 7 |
| Megan Stopera | 3 | 4 | 1–0 | 38 | 42 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 7 |
| Julia Pekowitz | 3 | 4 | 0–1 | 45 | 49 | 27 | 30 | 3 | 9 |
| BriAnna Weldon | 2 | 5 | 1–0 | 36 | 64 | 24 | 33 | 0 | 7 |
| Christine McMakin | 2 | 5 | 0–1 | 45 | 44 | 28 | 29 | 3 | 11 |
Round robin results
All draw times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−05:00).[7]
Draw 1
Tuesday, February 24, 9:00 am
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BriAnna Weldon |
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
| Elizabeth Cousins 🔨 |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 11 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Stopera 🔨 |
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ann Podoll |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine McMakin 🔨 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Julia Pekowitz |
0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Rhyme 🔨 |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Delaney Strouse |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | 14 |
Draw 2
Tuesday, February 24, 7:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Podoll 🔨 |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 7 |
| Christine McMakin |
0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BriAnna Weldon |
2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Delaney Strouse 🔨 |
0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Cousins |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | X | X | X | 8 |
| Kim Rhyme 🔨 |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 2 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Stopera 🔨 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 7 |
| Julia Pekowitz |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
Draw 3
Wednesday, February 25, 12:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Pekowitz 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | X | X | 10 |
| BriAnna Weldon |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Rhyme 🔨 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Megan Stopera |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaney Strouse |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | X | 10 |
| Ann Podoll 🔨 |
0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine McMakin 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | 3 |
| Elizabeth Cousins |
0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | X | X | X | 10 |
Draw 4
Wednesday, February 25, 8:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Stopera 🔨 |
0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Delaney Strouse |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Cousins 🔨 |
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Julia Pekowitz |
1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BriAnna Weldon |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Christine McMakin 🔨 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Podoll |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Kim Rhyme 🔨 |
2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
Draw 5
Thursday, February 26, 2:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Cousins 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | 6 |
| Ann Podoll |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine McMakin 🔨 |
0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | X | 9 |
| Kim Rhyme |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Pekowitz 🔨 |
0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Delaney Strouse |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | X | 11 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BriAnna Weldon 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | 2 |
| Megan Stopera |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | X | X | X | 8 |
Draw 6
Friday, February 27, 9:00 am
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Rhyme 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | X | X | X | 10 |
| Julia Pekowitz |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | X | X | 4 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Podoll |
0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| BriAnna Weldon 🔨 |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaney Strouse 🔨 |
0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Christine McMakin |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Friday, February 27, 12:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Stopera 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 |
| Elizabeth Cousins |
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 6 |
Draw 7
Friday, February 27, 8:00 pm
| Sheet A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine McMakin |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | X | X | 10 |
| Megan Stopera 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaney Strouse 🔨 |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Elizabeth Cousins |
0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Rhyme 🔨 |
2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| BriAnna Weldon |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 1 |
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Pekowitz 🔨 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | X | 9 |
| Ann Podoll |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
Playoffs
| Page playoff system | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Elizabeth Cousins | 6 | 1 | Elizabeth Cousins | 6 | ||||||||
| 2 | Delaney Strouse | 5 | 2 | Delaney Strouse | 9 | ||||||||
| 2 | Delaney Strouse | 8 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Kim Rhyme | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Kim Rhyme | 8 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Ann Podoll | 7 | |||||||||||
1 vs. 2
Saturday, February 28, 7:00 pm
| Sheet C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Cousins 🔨 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Delaney Strouse |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
3 vs. 4
Saturday, February 28, 7:00 pm
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Rhyme 🔨 |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Ann Podoll |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Semifinal
Sunday, March 1, 10:00 am
| Sheet B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaney Strouse 🔨 |
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Kim Rhyme |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Final
Sunday, March 1, 4:00 pm
| Sheet D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Cousins 🔨 |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Delaney Strouse |
0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 |
| 2026 United States Women's Curling Championship |
|---|
 Delaney Strouse 1st United States Championship title |